Cost of living comparison

Croatia

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Spain

Marbella vs. Zadar Cost of Living Summary

Marbella is 95.1% more expensive than Zadar.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% less in Marbella
Groceries: pay 0.1% more in Marbella
Transportation: pay 16.0% more in Marbella
Housing: pay 41.5% more in Marbella
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Marbella
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% less in Marbella
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Marbella

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and groceries in Marbella are more expensive than in Zadar. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Marbella. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Marbella.

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Marbella vs. Zadar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Marbella instead of Zadar, you would:

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pay 7.9% less for restaurants

	Zadar	Marbella
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.60 HRK96.17	$15.18 €13.28	+4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 HRK53.86	$9.93 €8.68	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.04 HRK20.00	$2.10 €1.84	-30.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 HRK13.72	$1.54 €1.35	-26.0%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

	Zadar	Marbella
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 HRK9.23	$1.53 €1.34	+9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 HRK34.60	$6.74 €5.89	+28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 HRK29.56	$4.47 €3.90	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.20 HRK27.67	$3.57 €3.12	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.30 HRK34.90	$4.12 €3.61	-22.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 HRK4.89	$1.11 €0.97	+50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 HRK4.78	$0.82 €0.72	+13.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HRK6.46	$0.50 €0.44	-48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 HRK7.50	$0.87 €0.76	-24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 HRK4.36	$0.85 €0.74	+28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 HRK4.36	$0.55 €0.48	-17.3%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 16.0% more for transportation

	Zadar	Marbella
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 HRK43.78	$6.74 €5.90	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.51 HRK306.37	$81.76 €71.49	+75.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,460.23 HRK253K	$38,969.97 €34,073.59	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.53 HRK161.57	$20.97 €18.33	-14.5%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 41.5% more for housing

	Zadar	Marbella
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 HRK200.04	$33.58 €29.36	+10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.19 HRK5,000.94	$1,534.45 €1,341.65	+102.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.39 HRK4,231.56	$1,262.89 €1,104.21	+96.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.99 HRK948.50	$81.97 €71.68	-43.1%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Zadar	Marbella
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$146.00 HRK961.72	$408.80 €357.43	+180.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,401.59 HRK9,232.50	$16,935.85 €14,807.94	+1108.3%
Average			+644.1%

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Zadar	Marbella
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 HRK23.08	$2.34 €2.04	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 HRK16.54	$2.15 €1.88	-14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.26 HRK34.62	$6.54 €5.72	+24.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.61 HRK333.40	$51.39 €44.93	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.52 HRK115.41	$9.34 €8.17	-46.7%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Zadar	Marbella
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.12 HRK692.44	$85.26 €74.55	-18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.13 HRK257.74	$41.85 €36.59	+7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$140.16 HRK923.25	$75.92 €66.38	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 HRK769.37	$117.77 €102.97	+0.8%
Average			-14.2%

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